Overseas Vietnamese join hands to help typhoon victims

Deputy Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chairwoman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng hands over more than VNĐ600 million (US$24,000) to Đỗ Văn Chiến, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front's Central Committee, to support people affected by Typhoon Yagi. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese in many countries around the world continue to make donations to support typhoon victims in the homeland, in response to the appeal of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia launched a donation campaign on September 13, raising more than US$30,000 in just a few hours.

In Cambodia, the Vietnamese embassy has received nearly $40,000 contributed by organisations and individuals following the launch of the donation campaign on September 13.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka, Japan, reported that Vietnamese organisations and individuals in Japan contributed around VNĐ850 million (over $34,600) right at the ceremony to launch the donation campaign.

The campaign to raise funds to support typhoon victims in Việt Nam will continue in the coming days.

The number of dead and missing victims due to Typhoon Yagi and subsequent flooding rose to 345 as of 8am September 14, including 262 fatalities. — VNS